Jazz Articles about Ronnie Cuber

Ronnie Cuber, Oscar Peterson, Stan Bock & Morgan Faw

by Joe Dimino
November 6, 2022

We begin the 775th Episode of Neon Jazz with Kansas City's native son and saxophonist Morgan Faw joined by his band The Flame with the song “Watson Family BBQ" off 2022 album It Takes a Village. From there, we pay tribute to baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber. As the episode unfolds, we discover interesting songs and stories from Beverley Church Hogan, Ezra Weiss and Tim Fitzgerald. In between, we hear legends Oscar Peterson and Wes Montgomery. It all comes to a ...

Ronnie Cuber: Live At Montmartre

by Chris Mosey
July 7, 2018

Of all the musical instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the mid-19th century, the baritone saxophone remains the least played. Harry Carney persuaded Duke Ellington to use the heavy, cumbersome instrument and it became a distinctive part of the band's sound. Others who have played the baritone saxophone include Cecil Payne, Pepper Adams, Serge Chaloff and--for reasons that remain obscure--Lisa Simpson (perhaps she welcomed the challenge). Gerry Mulligan and the Swede Lars Gullin gave the instrument a distinctive, laid-back, specifically ...

Ronnie Cuber: Infra-Rae: Ronnie Cuber Meets The Beets Brothers

by Raul d'Gama Rose
February 23, 2012

It is easy to forget an elder statesman such as the magisterial Ronnie Cuber, who continues to give commanding performances on his baritone saxophone. The absence of a sense of history clouds successive generations, who will honor young masters like Brian Landrus but forget the ancestors. The great tones from the bass end of the saxophone family would be nothing without men such as Harry Carney, Gerry Mulligan, Cecil Payne, Pepper Adams, and of course, Cuber. The saxophonist, who was ...

Ronnie Cuber: Cubism

by Jon Wagner
November 1, 2002

Although this date was recorded in 1990, it has only recently been released on CD. It is a solid effort. Cuber's the leader, and the date is built around his baritone sax. But the sidemen - Joe Locke on vibes, Michael Formanek on bass, Bobby Broom on guitar, Ben Perowsky on drums and special guest Carlos “Patato" Valdez on congas - all contribute inspired performances, too.

Cubism is not “smooth" jazz, but it's certainly got some smoother elements. And it's ...